My girls have been to a birthday party today, and both went to one last week and K is going to one tomorrow. Today's party was a HE friend, the other two are both schooled friends.
Today the birthday child was an 8 year old boy and there were about a dozen children, boys and girls, varying in age from M at not far off 7 years old, up to a 15 year old girl (who made the birthday cake).
Last weekend was a joint party between two 7 year olds, a boy and a girl, the girl, J, being M's best friend (in fact J & her older sister A and K & M are all very close). This was a balanced party in terms of gender (which, from my admittedly fairly limited experience, is very unusual at birthday parties of schooled children) but, apart from A & K, they were all the same age.
Tomorrow the birthday child is also 8 years old, but a girl and I imagine (although if I'm wrong I will happily come back here and admit it *) there will be 15-20 7-8 year old girls.
I know which I think is more like the social mix that K & M will encounter in the real world when they're all grown up!
*There were boys as well as girls at this party.
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